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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.New study will examine link between head injuries, degenerative brain disordersResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC and Carnegie Mellon University are putting together a study of degenerative brain disorders that have been linked to head injuries, the first project of its kind among the institutions and among the first in the country to use a novel tool in the search for treatments.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-link-injuries-degenerative-brain-disorders.html
NeuroscienceMon, 06 Jun 2016 16:20:02 ESTnews384448459True dangers of head trauma often misunderstoodWhen actor Will Smith plays a forensic pathologist who discovers neurological deterioration similar to Alzheimer's disease in the brain of a former NFL football player, the world pays attention.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-true-dangers-trauma-misunderstood.html
HealthFri, 18 Mar 2016 06:44:02 ESTnews377502231Study finds women suffer more neck pain than menWomen are 1.38 times more likely than men to report neck pain due to cervical degenerative disc disease, according to a study of adult patients treated at Loyola Medicine's Pain Management Center.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-women-neck-pain-men.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 08 Mar 2016 14:03:59 ESTnews376668233Bad habits, risk of diabetes in young studentsResearch performed by the University of Veracruz (UV), in the east coast of Mexico, called Lifestyles Nutrition Students and Risk of Type II Diabetes, showed that the lifestyle choices of young people between 17 and 24 years of age could pose a risk for developing diseases such as diabetes mellitus. Such risk factors include lack of physical activity, mild psychological stress, and skipping breakfast.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-bad-habits-diabetes-young-students.html
DiabetesTue, 18 Nov 2014 07:03:54 ESTnews335516626Model sheds new light on sports-related brain injuriesA new study has provided insight into the behavioral damage caused by repeated blows to the head. The research provides a foundation for scientists to better understand and potentially develop new ways to detect and prevent the repetitive sports injuries that can lead to the condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-sports-related-brain-injuries.html
NeuroscienceTue, 29 Apr 2014 12:04:18 ESTnews317991840Understanding concussions: Testing head-impact sensorsThe head of a crash-test dummy wore a football helmet as it hung upside down on a laboratory drop tower.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-concussions-head-impact-sensors.html
HealthThu, 30 Jan 2014 06:04:51 ESTnews310284274Fathers' diet, bodyweight and health at conception may contribute to obesity in offspringResearch involving rats suggests that there is a biological link between paternal diet, bodyweight and health at the time of conception and the health of his offspring. In a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal, scientists show that if male rats ate a high fat diet, had diabetes and were obese, their offspring had altered gene expression in two important metabolic tissues—pancreas and fat (even though they were not yet obese). This altered gene expression may increase the risk of future obesity and premature aging. Other genes that were affected include markers of premature aging, cancer, and chronic degenerative disease.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-fathers-diet-bodyweight-health-conception.html
Overweight and ObesityThu, 16 Jan 2014 17:02:46 ESTnews309114157Blueberries each day may keep the doctor away(Medical Xpress)—Eating 2 cups of wild blueberries a day for two months can reduce chronic inflammation, improve metabolism of fat and lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, according to research by a University of Maine clinical nutritionist.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-blueberries-day-doctor.html
HealthTue, 27 Aug 2013 08:10:01 ESTnews296806741Premature aging of immune cells in joints of kids with chronic arthritisThe joints of children with the most common form of chronic inflammatory arthritis contain immune cells that resemble those of 90-year-olds, according to a new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings, published in the August issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism, suggest that innovative treatment approaches could aim to prevent premature aging of immune cells.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-premature-aging-immune-cells-joints.html
Arthritis & RheumatismMon, 29 Jul 2013 13:24:34 ESTnews294323060Review supports fusion for disc-related chronic low back pain(HealthDay)—Clinical outcomes are positive for patients with chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease who undergo lumbar fusion, according to a review published in the April 1 issue of Spine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-fusion-disc-related-chronic-pain.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 10 Apr 2013 19:10:01 ESTnews284834795Alkaptonuria: New hope for treatment of rare genetic disease(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that a drug treatment administered at the earliest signs of a rare genetic disease could prevent the condition from developing in later life.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-alkaptonuria-treatment-rare-genetic-disease.html
Arthritis & RheumatismThu, 04 Apr 2013 06:54:49 ESTnews284277272Peptides helping researchers in search for Parkinson's disease treatment(Medical Xpress)—Australian researchers have taken the first step in using bioactive peptides as the building blocks to help 'build a new brain' to treat degenerative brain disease.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-peptides-parkinson-disease-treatment.html
Medical researchTue, 19 Mar 2013 08:48:28 ESTnews282901701Study questions effect of disc replacement on low back pain(HealthDay)—Although total disc replacement for chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease yields statistically significant improvements compared to conventional fusion, the clinical relevance is unclear and conclusions regarding effectiveness are hampered by low quality evidence and short follow-up, according to a study published in the Jan. 1 issue of Spine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-effect-disc-pain.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 08 Jan 2013 10:01:26 ESTnews276861680Study describes 68 CTE cases in veterans, high school, college and pro athletesA study done by investigators at the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) and the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, in collaboration with the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), describes 68 cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among deceased athletes and military veterans whose brain and spinal cords were donated to the VA CSTE Brain Bank. Of the 68 cases, 34 were former professional football players, nine had played only college football, and six had played only high school football. The results, which will be published in the December issue of the scientific journal, Brain, represent the largest case series of CTE published to date, doubling the number of published CTE cases internationally.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cte-cases-veterans-high-school.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 03 Dec 2012 11:45:38 ESTnews273757467Breaking point: When does head trauma in sports lead to memory loss?A new study suggests there may be a starting point at which blows to the head or other head trauma suffered in combat sports start to affect memory and thinking abilities and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brain. The research was released today and will be presented as part of the Emerging Science (formerly known as Late-Breaking Science) program at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-trauma-sports-memory-loss.html
NeuroscienceWed, 18 Apr 2012 16:00:03 ESTnews253981272Routine glaucoma screening program may benefit middle-age African-American patientsImplementing a routine national glaucoma screening program for middle-age African American patients may be clinically effective; however its potential effect on reducing visual impairment and blindness may be modest, according to a computer-based mathematical model reported in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-routine-glaucoma-screening-benefit-middle-age.html
OphthalmologyMon, 12 Mar 2012 16:00:07 ESTnews250779451